US Eyes Cheap Steel Bars from Algeria and Friends
Published Date: 7/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. is looking into whether steel bars from Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam are being sold here unfairly cheap or getting government help. This could hurt American steel makers, so the government might add extra taxes to level the playing field. If confirmed, these changes could start soon and affect importers and buyers with possible price shifts.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
USITC finds U.S. industry harmed
On July 21, 2025 the U.S. International Trade Commission determined there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam. The finding covers merchandise classified under HTS subheadings 7213.10.0000, 7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010 and notes allegations of sales at less-than-fair-value and subsidies (subsidy allegations specifically for Egypt and Vietnam).
Antidumping and subsidy probes opened
Effective June 4, 2025 the Commission instituted countervailing duty investigations (Nos. 701-TA-768-770) and antidumping duty investigations (Nos. 731-TA-1751-1754) into steel concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam. The investigations explicitly allege less-than-fair-value imports (Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, Vietnam) and subsidized imports (Egypt and Vietnam) and have moved to the final phase pending Commerce and Commission scheduling.
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